Does social trust increase willingness to pay taxes to improve public healthcare? Cross-sectional cross-country instrumental variable analysis

Habibov, Nazim; Cheung, Alex; Auchynnikava, Alena

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.07.023

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“…For instance, Hyungna and Hong (2012) found a positive relationship between the citizens' trust in the government and their WTP. Habibov et al (2017aHabibov et al ( , 2017b found that an increase of social trust is associated with a greater WTP more taxes to improve public healthcare. They argued that more trusting individuals are more WTP taxes in order to support improvement in healthcare.…”

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“…Citizens obtain some level of satisfaction from consuming public goods and services, and they are WTP for improvement in public services due to higher derived utility. It is hypothesized that interpersonal trust leads to a greater WTP taxes (Habibov, Cheung, & Auchnnikara, 2017a, 2017b, and individuals with a higher degree of institutional trust have greater support for government policies. Figure 1 explains the theory of trust and WTP for public goods.…”

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“…Their model was designed for an optimal level of trust, taking advantage of the initial beneficial effect of increasing trust while avoiding the negative effect of excessive trust. Habibov et al (2017aHabibov et al ( , 2017b) study the causal effect of trust on the WTP higher taxes to help the needy in a sample of 29 countries of Eastern and Southern Europe. Their findings showed that interpersonal trust leads to a greater WTP taxes to help the needy since trust fosters solidarity and cooperation when working to solve common problems in society.…”

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“…Three key findings indicated that the more the people trust each other, the more they are ready to support the welfare state; the effect of trust on welfare state support holds even in a contextual environment characterized by rather low levels of trust and relatively underdeveloped systems of redistribution; and higher individual-level trust fosters tax morale and helps deter tax evasion. Habibov et al (2017aHabibov et al ( , 2017b also investigated the effect of social trust on the WTP more taxes to improve public health care in post-communist countries. They found an association between higher levels of social trust and better health to reflect the notion that social trust is positively associated with support for public health-care system through its encouragement of cooperative behavior, social cohesion, social solidarity, and collective action.…”

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Citizens' Trust in Government and Their Greater Willingness to Pay Taxes in Tanzania: A Case Study of Mtwara, Lindi, and Dar es Salaam Regions

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This article examines the citizens' trust in government and their willingness to pay taxes to improve public goods/services in Tanzania. Descriptive statistics show that 79.4 percent of the citizens trust the government. The findings show that a citizen's trust in government varies positively and significantly with the quality of public goods/services. An increase of one unit of public service delivery is associated with an increase in a citizen's trust in the government. A χ2 test shows a significant association between a citizen's trust in the government and willingness to pay more taxes for improved public services. About 91.3 percent of citizens were willing to pay more taxes if public services were improved. A higher level of citizens' trust in government and good quality of public service delivery encourage greater willingness to pay taxes in order to improve public services. Therefore, targeting public policies toward dissatisfied citizens is critical to making a stronger impact on trust in government.

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“…In each of these countries, about 1500 respondents were interviewed. Detailed discussion regarding the survey methodology and technical issues regarding the LITS can be found in Habibov, Cheung, and Auchynnikava () and Habibov and Cheung ().…”

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Height and life satisfaction: Evidence from 27 nations

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Luo

Auchynnikava

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American J Hum Biol

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Objectives: To evaluate the effect of height on life satisfaction. Methods:We use data from a recent multi-country survey that was conducted in 27 nations. Results: Our main finding is that height does have a strong positive effect on life satisfaction. These findings remain positive and significant when we use a comprehensive set of well-known covariates of life-satisfaction at both the individual and country levels. These findings also remain robust to alternative statistical specifications. Conclusions: From a theoretical standpoint, our findings suggest that height is important in explaining life-satisfaction independent of other well-known determinants. From a methodological standpoint, the findings of this study highlight the need to explicitly control for the effect of heights in studies on subjective wellbeing, happiness, and life-satisfaction.

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Influence of height on likelihood of employment, occupational sorting, and earnings in 27 post‐communist countries

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American J Hum Biol

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Objectives: We study the influence of height on labour market outcomes using micro-data from a recent survey that cover 27 post-communist countries. Specifically, we focus on the influence of height on three dimensions of labour market outcome: (1) likelihood of employment, (2) occupational sorting, and (3) earnings. Methods: We use micro-data from 2016 Life-In-Transition survey (LITS) which was jointly conducted by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the World Bank. We run several types of regression to show how height influences (1) likelihood of employment, (2) occupational sorting, and (3) earnings. Results: When controlling for a comprehensive set of covariates, for each 10 cm increase in height, the probability of getting a job increases by 1% points for males and by 3 for females. Equally, for each 10 cm increase in height, the probability of getting a job increases by 2% points in urban areas and rural areas. Our findings demonstrate that taller women and men are more likely: (a) being an employer rather than an employee; (b) to be employed in higherpaid and more prestigious sectors of finance, insurance, and real estate; (c) to be employed in private enterprises. Finally, when occupational sorting and socio-demographics are controlled for, a 10 cm increase in height results in a 5% increase in earning for men, and a 12% increase in earnings for women. Conclusions: Using a diverse sample of 27 post-communist countries, we found that taller individuals have better labour market outcomes in terms of employment, occupational sorting, and earnings.

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Does social trust increase willingness to pay taxes to improve public healthcare? Cross-sectional cross-country instrumental variable analysis

Cited by 52 publications

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Citizens' Trust in Government and Their Greater Willingness to Pay Taxes in Tanzania: A Case Study of Mtwara, Lindi, and Dar es Salaam Regions

Citizens' Trust in Government and Their Greater Willingness to Pay Taxes in Tanzania: A Case Study of Mtwara, Lindi, and Dar es Salaam Regions

Height and life satisfaction: Evidence from 27 nations

Influence of height on likelihood of employment, occupational sorting, and earnings in 27 post‐communist countries

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